Name: "Ferromicrobium acidophilus" Johnson and Roberto 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.do’phi.lus. N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. masc. adj. acidophilus, sic

Pronunciation, gender: a-ki-DO-p^hi-lus, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC BAA-1647; DSM 11138; DSM 19497; T23

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF251436 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Johnson DB, Roberto FF. Heterotrophic Acidophiles and Their Roles in the Bioleaching of Sulfide Minerals. In: Rawlings DE (eds), Biomining. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit., Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1997, p. 259-279.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Ferrimicrobium acidiphilum Johnson et al. 2009

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ferrimicrobium acidiphilum Johnson et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Ferromicrobium" Johnson and Roberto 1997. Publication: Johnson DB, Roberto FF. Heterotrophic Acidophiles and Their Roles in the Bioleaching of Sulfide Minerals. In: Rawlings DE (eds), Biomining. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit., Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1997, p. 259-279.
  • 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.

Parent taxon: "Ferromicrobium" Johnson and Roberto 1997

Assigned by: Johnson DB, Roberto FF. Heterotrophic Acidophiles and Their Roles in the Bioleaching of Sulfide Minerals. In: Rawlings DE (eds), Biomining. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit., Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1997, p. 259-279.

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Record number: 47811